Eye-shade.



No. 876,676. PATENTED JAN.14, 1908. J. W. ALDERSON.

EYE SHADE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8, 1907.

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EYE-SHADE.

To all whom fit may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN WV. ALDEESON, citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements 1n Eye-Shades, of which the' 'followingl is a specification.

.\'ly invention relates to eye-shades.

lts object is to provide a neat, attractive eye-shade which can be carried in the pocket if desired, which can be quicklyand accurately adjusted to lit any head, and which especially is arranged to interceptll verti cal or horizontal rays of light, whether the light is overhead, in front, or at either side of the eyes.

'lhe invention consists of the parts and the construction and combination of parts as hereinafter more fully described and claimed, having reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure t is a perspective view of the de vice. Fig. 2 is a front view; and Fig. 3 is a side view.

The invention comprehends' essentially two eye-shade. members which are so constructed as to fit the brow snug over the eyes and extend forward and do\\'n\\'ard across the normal line of vision. and also to extend around the temples at the sides of the eyes in such fashion, as to protect the eyes from all overhead lights as well as from front and side lights.

In the preferred form of construction of the eyefshade members, they are essentially spherical; that is, in the form of spherical segments with their convexities presented upwardly over the eyes, with the pointed side extensions r1, arranged to extend around the side of the face and to bear against the temples. 'lhese eye-shade members may be made of any suitable nntterial which will exclude or modify the raysvof light. As a rule l, prefer to make them of either metal or eelluloid. 'lhe sha1le-membm'sarc preferably provided each with a peripheral [lange or bead 2 for the purpose of giving strength and stiffness to them. 'lhe eye-shade mem bers maybe. made integral, or as here shown, they are preferably made separate and con nected by a bridge-piece 3, which latter may or may not be adjustable. Preferably the bridge-picce is adjustable as here shown, in which the bridge'has thebent ends 4 provided with the slots 5 which receive the locking Specification of Letters Patent.

Application tiled May 8. 1907. Serial No. 372.499

Patented Jan. 14, 190.8.

screws 6 in the little brackets 7 which are iixed to each eye-shade member.

By making the noseieee or bridge-piece vertically and horizonta ly adjustable in this manner, the eye-shade can be raised or lowered, or moved to or from the face so as to effect a perfect adjustment of the eye-shade' to faces or heads of different contours.

Any suitable means may be emplo ed to hohl the eye-shade on the head. fir the present instance there areshown the bows 8 pivoted to the lower edges of the eye-shade members and foldable to swing inward into a small compass. The spherical or dishshape construction ofthe eye-shade -members, permits the device to be worn in conjunction with ordinary eye glasses.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Lettersl Patent, isve' l. An eye shade comprising a pair of shade members, each of said members being flashioned in the form of a spherical segment having an upper edge inthe form of areverse curve whereby said edge will fit the brow over the eye and extend down at the side of the eye along the temple, and an adjustable nose piece connecting said members at a point belowI said upper edge.

2. An eye-shade comprising two eyeshademembers, each in the form of a spherical segment and having a reversely curved edge to enable the member to extend over the e e and downward in front thereof and to t e sides of .the eyes for the purpose of protectin the eyes from horizontal as well as Vertica rays.

3. A11 eye-shade comprising two eye-shademembers, each in the form of a spherical segment to extend over the eye and downward in front thereof and to theA sides of the eyes for the, purpose of protecting the eyes from horizontal as well as vertical rays, said nosepiece forming a connection between the shade members at a point below: the top edges of the latter, said nose piece being vertieally and horizontally adjustable.

ln testimony whereof I have hereunto se my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses. f

JOHN W. ALDERSON.

Vitnesses:

JAMES BRENTON, Unas. BRENTON. 

